The odds are pretty good that when many of you think "news," you think "CNN." Personally, when we think "news," we think "The Daily Show." But that's just us, and we're certainly not going to argue that CNN isn't one of the top dogs when it comes to sources of up-to-the-minute information about Senate hearings, border conflicts, chad-inspired lawsuits, and all that other stuff that, frankly, makes us change the channel in search of an infomercial about shapely abs or a miracle product that can get grape juice out of a white carpet. In other words, thank your lucky stars that we don't hold positions of power that might require us to be well-informed about current events, because all we know about Kosovo is that it would surely benefit from the widespread use of the incredible Egg Wave, which would save the region's inhabitants untold amounts of time and aggravation in the kitchen.

Anyway, for those Macophiles who do watch CNN, you may be interested to know that, in an apparent cost-cutting move, the organization appears to be hatching a scheme whereby "smaller reporting teams" may be deployed in many cases. According to an internal CNN memo posted by the Drudge Report (and pointed out to us by faithful viewer Rick), these smaller teams won't need the usual complement of "bulky equipment" and the personnel needed to operate it, because they'll be carrying "small, high-quality DV cameras" and "Mac laptops" for editing the footage out in the field.

Smart move, CNN! As recent entrants to the wonderful world of digital video ourselves, we're fully aware of the giddy joy and soaring freedom of shooting footage and then editing it right there on a PowerBook. And given how easily we've been able to cobble together first-rate videos of our year-old nephew sucking down chocolate at a truly alarming rate, we see no reason that a similar setup couldn't work at least as well for reporters shooting actual news instead of tiny children ingesting junk food.

The Mac Observer has confirmed that the CNN memo is legit, and so Apple may find itself receiving an order for a few dozen PowerBooks from the mammoth news network in the next couple of weeks. Dare we dream that CNN's newfound fondness for an Apple-produced solution might mean an eventual rethinking of the current anti-QuickTime sentiment in evidence at CNN.com? Because right now, all of the live streaming video there is available only in Real Media and Windows Media flavors, and frankly, that leaves a bad taste in our mouths. (What we need is a nice glass of fresh juice courtesy of the Juiceman II!)